2023 Digestive System Study Guide

Carbohydrates are broken down into

Lipids are broken down into

Proteins are broken down into

Which organic molecule provides long term energy and insulation?

Click on the two functions of the digestion system

Where is the starch (a complex carbohydrate) in the apple initially broken down?

What enzyme is released by the salivary glands?

The passageway for food to the stomach is the

What enzyme works in the stomach?

Pepsin breaks down

The pancreas and liver release digesitve juices into the

The small intestine produces many enzymes. Which enzyme in the small intestine breaks down any remaining proteins?

What is the function of bile?

If your gallbladder was removed, what foods would you have a hard time digesting?

Nutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream in the

Which accessory organ produces fluid that increases the pH in the small intestine? This fluid stops the work of pepsin in the small intestine.

Water is absorbed in which organ?

Match the organ with the function

Match the accessory organ with its function

Move the enzymes to what organic molecule they break down

Move the enzyme to the organ that produces it.

Click on the three accessory organs

Chron's disease causes inflammation of the digestive track, particulary the small intestine would directly interfere with the of the following digestive fuctions?